CN1663206A - Improved quality of video streams for storage in mobile wireless interworking environments - Google Patents

Improved quality of video streams for storage in mobile wireless interworking environments Download PDF

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CN1663206A
CN1663206A CN038145480A CN03814548A CN1663206A CN 1663206 A CN1663206 A CN 1663206A CN 038145480 A CN038145480 A CN 038145480A CN 03814548 A CN03814548 A CN 03814548A CN 1663206 A CN1663206 A CN 1663206A
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Abstract

A method for managing video program download and display with a mobile device in an interworking environment that includes a first radio access network (210) and a second radio access network (220) that has a faster transmission rate than the first network (210). A layer of a video program (310) encoded into a plurality of layers is downloaded over a first or second network (210 or 220). The playback rate of the downloaded video program (310) corresponds to the display quality. The excess portions (320) of the downloaded video program that result from the display rate being less than the download rate are buffered. When the buffered excess exceeds a threshold (325), the number of layers being downloaded and the playback rate of the video program being displayed are increased (330), thereby improving the display quality.

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In mobile wireless interworking environment, be used for improving the quality of video stream stored
Technical field
The present invention relates generally to from network, download and display video programs, more definite, relate in interworking environment, utilize the method and the portable terminal of portable terminal download and display video programs, described interworking environment comprises first radio access network with first message transmission rate, and has second radio access network faster than second message transmission rate of first message transmission rate.
Background technology
In the interworking environment that comprises such as the third generation (3G) cellular network and such two networks of WLAN (WLAN), preferably can (for example enter very fast network at portable terminal, during WLAN) overlay area, the bandwidth of utilizing very fast network to increase is downloaded and is shown high-quality video flowing.
For video flowing, there is dual mode to utilize this higher bandwidth now.In first kind of mode,, show that speed can switch between height show speed and low demonstration speed when the portable terminal shift-in with when shifting out higher bandwidth coverage area.In the second way,, show that speed also maintains the low speed that shows even portable terminal is in higher bandwidth coverage area.
The result of first kind of mode is for the mobile subscriber, and especially the higher user of mobility is very irritating.The user wishes to keep a constant quality, rather than their quality of frequent switching receives level.The second way has been kept consistent low display quality, but it does not make full use of the advantage of higher bandwidth coverage area.
Therefore, a kind of method and portable terminal that can utilize the higher bandwidth advantage in interworking environment can be arranged preferably, it can overcome the above-mentioned shortcoming of prior art simultaneously.
Summary of the invention
The present invention is directed to the portable terminal that the download and the demonstration that are used for to video frequency program manage in interworking environment, the invention solves above described problem, and other relevant issues of the prior art.The present invention utilizes the advantage of the big bandwidth that the high bandwidth zone is provided in the interworking environment, has improved the number of plies and the playback rate that are downloaded, thereby has improved video display quality.
According to an aspect of the present invention, the invention provides a kind of method of in interworking environment, utilizing mobile device that the download and the demonstration of video frequency program managed.Described interworking environment comprises first radio access network with first message transmission rate, and has second radio access network faster than second message transmission rate of first message transmission rate.A layer that is encoded into a plurality of layers video frequency program is downloaded by first or second radio access network, thereby when portable terminal was in the overlay area of second radio access network, portable terminal was with message transmission rate downloading video program faster.Revisit rate with corresponding display quality has shown the video frequency program that is downloaded.When the downloading rate of video frequency program has surpassed the demonstration speed of video frequency program, the redundance of the downloading video program that is produced will obtain buffering.When the redundance that is cushioned of downloading video frequency program had surpassed threshold value, the number of plies that is downloaded and the playback rate that is shown video frequency program will be improved, to improve display quality.
According to a further aspect in the invention, the invention provides a kind of portable terminal that the download and the demonstration that are used for to video frequency program manage in interworking environment.Described interworking environment comprises first radio access network with first message transmission rate, and has second radio access network faster than second message transmission rate of first message transmission rate.Receiver is downloaded a layer of the video frequency program that is encoded into a plurality of layers by first or second radio access network.When portable terminal was in the overlay area of second radio access network, portable terminal was with message transmission rate downloading video program faster.Display shows the video frequency program of downloading with the revisit rate of corresponding display quality.When the downloading rate of video frequency program had surpassed the demonstration speed of video frequency program, memory device cushioned the redundance of the downloading video program that produced.When the redundance that is cushioned of downloading video frequency program had surpassed threshold value, processor improved the playback rate of the number of plies that is downloaded and the video frequency program that is shown, to improve display quality.
According to a further aspect in the invention, the invention provides a kind of method of in interworking environment, utilizing mobile device that the download and the demonstration of video frequency program managed.Described interworking environment comprises first radio access network with first message transmission rate, and has second radio access network faster than second message transmission rate of first message transmission rate.A layer that is encoded into a plurality of layers video frequency program is downloaded by first or second radio access network, thereby when portable terminal was in the overlay area of second radio access network, portable terminal was with message transmission rate downloading video program faster.Revisit rate with corresponding display quality has shown the video frequency program that is downloaded.When portable terminal enters into the overlay area of second radio access network, though still being downloaded when anterior layer of video frequency program, portable terminal also together with the time downloading video program when anterior layer and following one deck.When the download of whole one deck was down finished, portable terminal improved the playback rate of display video programs, to improve display quality.
According to a further aspect in the invention, the invention provides a kind of portable terminal that the download and the demonstration that are used for to video frequency program manage in interworking environment.Described interworking environment comprises first radio access network with first message transmission rate, and has second radio access network faster than second message transmission rate of first message transmission rate.Receiver is downloaded a layer of the video frequency program that is encoded into a plurality of layers by first or second radio access network.When portable terminal was in the overlay area of second radio access network, portable terminal was with message transmission rate downloading video program faster.When portable terminal enters into the overlay area of second radio access network, though still being downloaded when anterior layer of video frequency program, receiver also together with the time downloading video program when anterior layer and following one deck.Display shows the video frequency program of downloading with the playback rate of corresponding display quality, and when the download of whole one deck was down finished, display improved the playback rate of display video programs, thereby improves display quality.
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Block diagram among Fig. 1 shows according to the embodiment of the invention can use portable terminal 100 of the present invention;
Block diagram among Fig. 2 shows according to the embodiment of the invention can use interworking environment 200 of the present invention;
Flow chart among Fig. 3 shows according to the embodiment of the invention, utilizes the step of portable terminal download and display video programs in interworking environment.
Fig. 4 shows the download of the layered medium of representing with message transmission rate and time relation according to the embodiment of the invention.
Flow chart among Fig. 5 shows according to another embodiment of the present invention, utilizes the step of portable terminal download and display video programs in interworking environment.
Fig. 6 shows the download of the layered medium of representing with message transmission rate and time relation according to another embodiment of the present invention.
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Target of the present invention is, downloads by mobile device in the environment of interworking and the method and the portable terminal of display video programs.The advantage that adds wide bandwidth that the present invention utilizes high broad band region to provide in interworking environment is, improves the number of plies of the video frequency program that is downloaded, and the playback rate that improves display video programs, thereby improves display quality.Just as used herein, the program of phrase " video frequency program " indication comprises video data at least, can comprise simultaneously, also can not comprise such as other such data of voice data.
In order better to explain the relation between playback rate and the display quality, the corresponding relation of playback rate and display quality is, because high display quality need be handled more data in the regular hour, so high display quality needs playback faster.On the contrary, because low display quality needs to handle less data in the regular hour, so the low needed playback rate of display quality will reduce.Like this, just as used herein, the value of the playback rate of any given time interrelates with corresponding display quality.
The present invention is applicable to the video that is encoded into multilayer.General, described multilayer comprises a basic unit and at least one succeeding layer.As described below, to download according to the present invention with each layer of the video frequency program that shows all with the increment of playback rate change relevant, wherein said playback rate correspondence display quality.Like this, according to the present invention, the playback rate that the display video programs succeeding layer is used or show layer high that speed just can be than the front of video frequency program.The example that can use layered video medium of the present invention comprises the known mobile motion picture expert group version of technical staff (MPEG) medium, joint video team (JoingVideo Team is called for short JVT) medium, but is not limited to these.
Among the described here embodiment, the basic unit of given layered medium (for example, video frequency program) is all bigger than any additional succeeding layer.In addition, the size of each succeeding layer all layer than the front is little, but bigger than the layer of following later.Corresponding respectively two embodiment of the present invention of Fig. 4 and Fig. 6 illustrate these layered mediums.Especially, Fig. 3 and 4 is corresponding to the first embodiment of the present invention, and Fig. 5 and 6 is corresponding to the second embodiment of the present invention.General, Fig. 1 and Fig. 2 are suitable for these two embodiment of the present invention.Yet, it should be noted that the present invention is not limited to the layered medium of arranging in a manner described and making up, so, just can under the condition that keeps the spirit and scope of the present invention, adopt layered medium with other mechanism and arrangement.For example, the size of each succeeding layer might not be less than the layer of front, or must be greater than the layer of back.
Should be appreciated that the present invention can be embodied in the hardware of various ways, software, program package, application specific processor or their combination.The present invention's combination of handy hardware and software implements.In addition, software preferably is implemented to the explicit application program that is implemented in the program storage device.This application program can be uploaded in the machine with any suitable construction, and by its execution.The most handy computer platform is implemented this machine, for example one or more central processing units of the hardware that described computer platform comprises (CPU), random access storage device (RAM) and I/O (I/O) interface.This computer platform also comprises operating system and micro-instruction code.A plurality of process described here and function can be the parts of micro-instruction code, or the part of application program (or their combination), and described micro-instruction code and application program are all carried out by operating system.In addition, can also on computer platform, connect a plurality of other ancillary equipment, for example Fu Jia data storage device and printing device.
Be further appreciated that because the parts and the method step of some the composition systems shown in the accompanying drawing preferably are implemented in the software, so the actual connection meeting between the system unit (or treatment step) changes along with the difference of program composition mode of the present invention.Had after these explanations, those skilled in the art just can understand of the present invention these or similarly implement or dispose.
The present invention is directed to an interworking environment.For example, described interworking environment can comprise ubiquitous low speed first radio access network, and second radio access network with high data rate more and lower cost of access.The present invention allows to have higher ambulant user and makes full use of the such environment that is had in the application of store video stream format.
The example that can use low-speed wireless of the present invention electricity access network (for example, top radio A) comprises, but be not limited to fixing or mobile wireless Wide Area Network, for example third generation (3G), 2.5 generations (2.5G), the second generation (2G) and the first generation (1G) cellular network or the like.The example (for example, top radio B) that can use high-speed radio of the present invention electricity access network includes, but are not limited to WLAN (WLAN) or the like.For example, described WLAN can be and IEEE 802.11 or the compatible mutually network of Hiperlan 2.
For the convenience of describing, the description below the present invention with the 3G cellular network as radio A, with WLAN as radio B.Yet, it will be appreciated that the present invention is not limited to the previously described communication technology and network type.In addition, it will be appreciated that the present invention can keep under the condition of the spirit and scope of the present invention, is applied to more than the interworking between two networks.In addition, the present invention can keep under the condition of the spirit and scope of the present invention, is applied to the whole or subclass as the network of an interworking part.
According to one embodiment of present invention, portable terminal is when passing through high speed WLAN microcellulor once in a while, with higher data transfer rate downloading video program.As the result of high data rate, the excess electron excess fraction of data download just obtains buffering in the memory devices of portable terminal.According to the present invention, when the amount of buffered data had surpassed a threshold value, the display quality of video just can be improved, and also guaranteed simultaneously, even when portable terminal shifts out the WLAN honeycomb, display quality can not descend yet.Especially, the basis of determining threshold value is, the remaining playback duration of video frequency program, and, even when portable terminal moves to low transmission rate regional, the data volume that institute can download in remaining playback duration, thus just can based on buffering residue, remaining viewing time and in remaining viewing time an energy data downloaded keep higher-quality demonstration.
Block diagram among Fig. 1 shows according to the embodiment of the invention can use portable terminal 100 of the present invention.This portable terminal 100 comprises receiver 110, transmitter 120, display 130, memory 140 and processor 150, and they all are connected on the bus 179.Receiver 110 is configured to reception data from two radio access networks.Described portable terminal can be mobile phone, PDA(Personal Digital Assistant), notebook computer or the like, but is not limited to these.The arrangement of the related elements in these equipment and operate well known to those skilled in the art.
Block diagram among Fig. 2 shows according to the embodiment of the invention can use interworking environment 200 of the present invention.This interworking environment 200 comprises first radio access network 210, and it is 3G network in an embodiment, and intersperses among the second radio access network zone 220 in first radio access network, and it is WLAN in an embodiment.Portable terminal 100 moves in the zone that first and second radio access networks are covered, and described zone can comprise two overlay areas.Can be used as a program source that can therefrom video frequency program be downloaded to portable terminal by the server 270 that first radio access network 210 and second radio access network 220 are visited.
Will the first embodiment of the present invention be described with reference to figure 3 and 4 now.Generality is hereinafter described and is applicable to the interworking that comprises 3G cellular network and WLAN, and wherein the message transmission rate of 3G cellular network is lower than WLAN.Yet as mentioned above, the present invention can be used in more than two networks and the situation of using other heterogeneous networks, and these are all has all kept the spirit and scope of the present invention.
In case be in the WLAN honeycomb, portable terminal (MT) will utilize definite agreement and method to be connected to WLAN, and utilizes WLAN to insert video content download in local storage.Owing to there are differences between downloading rate and the playback rate, so after downloading beginning a period of time, MT will have a certain amount of buffered video.
Then, we just can utilize this buffering capacity to improve the quality that video shows, and guarantee that it can not descend.
For the convenience of describing, these marks below using here:
Buffering capacity: B t
Message transmission rate in the 3G overlay area: R g
Playback rate: R p
The time span of remaining video: T
In addition, also adopted following restriction:
(R p-R g)*T＜＝B t
What the present invention was favourable has guaranteed, in case in the time of in being in the WLAN coverage, the quality (video demonstration speed) that video shows is improved, even portable terminal is moved back in the 3G coverage of low data rate again so, the video quality of remaining video conversation can not fall after rise yet.Original playback rate is designated as R here gAt given instant, when MT downloaded in the WLAN honeycomb, buffering capacity was B t, the video time length of Xian Shiing not is T, MT can make following worst-case computation.Suppose that MT will leave the coverage of WLAN honeycomb at once, and in remaining video conversation, MT can not enter the coverage of WLAN honeycomb again, our the maximum playback rate that can improve just is so: R p=B t/ T+R g
Like this, when download was proceeded, playback rate just can obtain safe raising, and in case improve, even MT leaves the WLAN honeycomb at once after improving playback rate so, and be in remaining dialogue in the 3G covering, this playback rate can not fall after rise yet always.
The present invention has adopted hierarchical coding that above-mentioned advantage and feature is provided.That is to say that the video of storage is encoded into a plurality of layers.For convenience, mark and restriction below we have adopted: basic unit has speed R 0Each extra play increases Δ R I, i=0,0 ... .nΔ R i＜R gCurrent playback speed is R kCan determine these speed with multiple mode, described mode includes, but are not limited to, based on the included information of program downloading data, based on the program data of downloading mutually independently from the information that radio access network sent, based on the download of front, and based on set rate.
When MT just downloaded in the WLAN honeycomb, it can check the amount of download and the time of remaining video conversation, and, in case the amount of downloading can allow the R that jumps to of Rp safety k+ Δ R k, MT will begin to download one deck down with current layer so, and playback rate is enhanced R k+ Δ R kIn whole remaining video conversation, the playback rate of this raising (video display quality) will keep always.So, even portable terminal leaves the overlay area of WLAN honeycomb at once, and be the overlay area of when playback rate just is enhanced, just having got back to the 3G cellular network, the playback rate of this raising also can be maintained in the process of video frequency program playback.
Flow chart among Fig. 3 shows the step of utilizing portable terminal download and display video programs in interworking environment according to first embodiment of the invention.In the embodiment shown in fig. 3, first radio access network has first message transmission rate, and second radio access network has than first message transmission rate, second message transmission rate faster.
Flow process has judged whether portable terminal has entered the overlay area (step 305) of second radio access network.If portable terminal will be connected to second radio access network so, and begin downloading video program (step 310) with second (faster) message transmission rate.
It will be appreciated that, entering before the second radio access network overlay area of judging as step 305, portable terminal can be in, also can not be in the overlay area of first radio access network, and in this zone downloading video program (with first (lower) message transmission rate).That is to say that for the benefit that realizes that the present invention brings, the present invention does not need portable terminal to do moving of specific or predefined procedure in a plurality of networks.Neededly only be that portable terminal can detect and use first and second radio access networks of interworking to download specific program.
The video frequency program of downloading with correspondence the playback rate of predetermined display quality be shown (step 315).The redundance of downloading video program (when the video frequency program downloading rate has surpassed predetermined playback rate, will produce redundance) obtains buffering (step 320).
Then, flow process determines whether the downloading video program redundance of buffering has surpassed a threshold value (step 325).If this method will proceed to step 330 so.Otherwise method is returned step 310.
The threshold value that step 325 adopted can equal, and for example, the time span of the remaining video frequency program of playback to multiply by poor between the playback rate and first message transmission rate.Utilize term defined above, foregoing threshold value can be expressed as:
Threshold value=T* (R p-R g)
The pairing value of this threshold value makes and stores enough unnecessary program parts in the buffer that like this, even message transmission rate is got back to lower speed at program in the remaining time, high playback level also can be maintained in the process of program.As required, this threshold value can be in the process of playback in the mode in cycle or calculate in a continuous manner.Quantity according to layer can be set a plurality of threshold values, can bring up to one deck down from a layer in what o'clock to determine playback.For example,, so just can distinguish setting threshold, playback is brought up to second speed from first playback rate if program comprises 5 layers, and, bring up to third speed from second speed then, or the like.Under each situation, in case playback level has been brought up to next speed, playback will be kept this speed at least regardless of the transmission rate of data download.
In step 330, the number of plies that is downloaded is improved, and the used playback rate of display video programs also is improved, thereby has just improved display quality.For each extra play of downloading, the value that playback rate can be brought up to is, current playback speed with to playback rate increment that should extra play and.It will be appreciated that step 330 can optionally comprise from the step of portable terminal to video program source transmission request, thereby allow video program source improve the number of plies that is broadcast to portable terminal.
It will be appreciated that the recruitment of the number of plies and playback rate depends on the amount of the buffering redundance of downloading video program, and the remaining time span of the video frequency program that will show.In addition, as mentioned above, because each layer all increases an increment increment of video display quality (just to) to playback rate, so the increase of playback rate is based on the layer downloaded.
Flow process has confirmed whether portable terminal has left the overlay area of second radio access network, and has been in the overlay area (step 335) of first radio access network.If no, method is got back to step 310 so.Otherwise, just keep current playback, simultaneously, first message transmission rate (step 340) is got back in the download of video frequency program.It will be appreciated that no matter whether portable terminal is in playback or the download of carrying out video frequency program in the overlay area of first data network, current playback rate all can be kept.In addition, it should be noted that must be greater than the needed speed of extra play than the download or the flow rate of (first radio access network just) in the slow network.
Fig. 4 shows the download of the layered medium of representing with message transmission rate and time relation 400 according to first embodiment of the invention.
Described layered medium comprises multilayer, and its downloading rate is R in the 3G overlay area g, be R in the WLAN coverage territory wDescribed with reference to figure 3 as mentioned, playback rate can increase along with downloading each succeeding layer.For example, basic unit's playback rate R 0Playback rate R less than succeeding layer i
Now will be by describing the second embodiment of the present invention with reference to figure 5 and 6.In a second embodiment, portable terminal gets started the download extra play after entering very fast network (for example WLAN), and when remaining extra play is finished download in WLAN after, playback rate (display quality) will be improved.Basic unit is generally all big than any extra play, and the slow network (for example honeycomb) of network (for example WLAN) has bigger throughput faster.Like this, just might in network faster, finish download to whole extra play.As mentioned above, described layered medium does not need to observe the physics size restriction of layer shown in Fig. 4 and 6, so, can also adopt other layered medium structure, also kept the spirit and scope of the present invention simultaneously.For example, each succeeding layer does not need littler than the layer of front.
An advantage of present embodiment is that extra play (for example, under the situation of dissimilar wireless network broadcast different layers) might not be arranged in the slower network.
Flow chart among Fig. 5 shows the step of utilizing portable terminal download and display video programs in interworking environment according to second embodiment of the invention.In the embodiment shown in fig. 5, first radio access network has first message transmission rate, and second radio access network has than first message transmission rate, second message transmission rate faster.In addition, video frequency program is encoded in a plurality of layers.
The layer of a video frequency program obtains downloading by first or second radio access network, and wherein, when portable terminal was in the overlay area of second radio access network, the download meeting of this layer was carried out (step 505) with message transmission rate faster.
The video frequency program of downloading with a correspondence predetermined display quality playback rate and on portable terminal, obtain showing (step 510).
Flow process has confirmed whether portable terminal has entered the overlay area (step 515) of second radio access network.If even portable terminal is just at the layer when anterior layer or front of downloading video program so, portable terminal also can begin following one deck of downloading video program, its downloading rate is second (faster) message transmission rate (step 520).Otherwise method is got back to step 505.
According to step 520, following one deck is preferably in the current playback point to begin to download.So just can keep continuity for the content of playback.
Then, flow process has confirmed whether the following one deck that begins to download in step 520 has downloaded (step 525) fully.If the playback rate of so shown video frequency program will be improved, thereby improved display quality (step 530).Otherwise method is got back to step 525.
It will be appreciated that, as mentioned above because each layer be as long as all can increase an increment (also just having increased an increment to video display quality) to playback rate when allowing, thus the raising of playback rate be based on downloading layer.
Flow process has confirmed whether portable terminal has left the overlay area of second radio access network, and has been in the overlay area of first radio access network (step 535).If not, method is got back to step 520 so.Otherwise current playback will be kept (step 540).It will be appreciated that no matter whether portable terminal is in playback or the download of carrying out video frequency program in the overlay area of first data network, current playback rate all can be kept.
Fig. 6 shows the download of the layered medium of representing with message transmission rate and time relation 600 according to second embodiment of the invention.
Described layered medium comprises a plurality of layers, and its download data transmissions speed is R in the 3G overlay area g, be R in the WLAN coverage territory wDescribed with reference to figure 3 as mentioned, as long as allow, playback rate can increase along with the download of each succeeding layer.
As the direct benefit that " passing once in a while " WLAN honeycomb is brought, the present invention can provide stable video quality to improve.In addition, the present invention does not need also to determine how long portable terminal will stop in the WLAN honeycomb.
Although the embodiment here, it will be appreciated that the present invention is not limited to these embodiment by describing with reference to the accompanying drawings, the person skilled in the art will be understood that and can also have other variation and modification, and don't departs from scope and spirit of the present invention.For example, although the present invention describes by the reference video program, clearly, the present invention can also be used for audio program, and other multimedia programming that can download by radio access network.All such changes and modifications all are included within the scope of the present invention of claims defined.

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1.一种在交互环境中使用移动终端下载和显示节目的方法，包括第一无线电接入网络具有第一数据传输速率，第二无线电接入网络具有比第一数据传输速率更快的第二数据传输速率，所述方法包括步骤：1. A method of downloading and displaying a program using a mobile terminal in an interactive environment, comprising a first radio access network having a first data transmission rate, a second radio access network having a second data transmission rate faster than the first data transfer rate, the method comprising the steps of: 通过第一或第二无线电接入网络下载编码到多个层中的节目的层，当移动终端位于第二无线电接入网络的覆盖区域时，下载节目的速率为第二数据传输速率；downloading the layers of the program encoded into the plurality of layers via the first or second radio access network, the program being downloaded at a rate of a second data transfer rate when the mobile terminal is located in the coverage area of the second radio access network; 以对应显示质量的回放速率显示下载的视频节目；Display the downloaded video program at a playback rate corresponding to the display quality; 当视频节目的下载速率超过了视频节目的显示速率，则对下载节目的多余部分进行缓冲；When the download rate of the video program exceeds the display rate of the video program, the redundant part of the downloaded program is buffered; 当缓冲的下载视频节目的多余部分超过了阈值时，提高正在下载的层数，以及显示视频节目的回放速率，从而提高显示质量。When the redundant part of the buffered downloaded video program exceeds the threshold, the number of layers being downloaded and the playback rate of the displayed video program are increased, thereby improving the display quality. 2.根据权利要求1所述的方法，其特征在于，所述阈值等于要回放节目的剩下的时间乘以当前回放速率和第一数据传输速率之差。2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the threshold is equal to the remaining time of the program to be played back multiplied by the difference between the current playback rate and the first data transmission rate. 3.根据权利要求1所述的方法，其特征在于，提高步骤包括将回放速率限制在最大值的步骤，其中，最大值是用下载节目的缓冲多余部分除以要回放节目的剩下的时间，再将所得到的商加上第一数据传输速率所得到的。3. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of increasing includes the step of limiting the playback rate to a maximum value, wherein the maximum value is the remaining buffered portion of the downloaded program divided by the remaining time of the program to be played back , and then add the obtained quotient to the obtained first data transmission rate. 4.根据权利要求1所述的方法，其特征在于，提高步骤包括提高回放速率的步骤，其提高量对应正在下载的层数，这样每个正在下载的附加层都会给回放速率带来增量。4. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of increasing comprises the step of increasing the playback rate by an amount corresponding to the number of layers being downloaded such that each additional layer being downloaded brings an increment to the playback rate . 5.根据权利要求1所述的方法，其特征在于还包括，当移动终端重新处于第一无线电接入网络的覆盖区域中时，继续从第一无线电接入网络下载节目，同时在回放节目的过程中，维持在第二无线电接入网络中最后的回放速率。5. The method according to claim 1, further comprising, when the mobile terminal is in the coverage area of the first radio access network again, continuing to download the program from the first radio access network, and at the same time playing back the program During the process, the last playback rate in the second radio access network is maintained. 6.根据权利要求1所述的方法，其特征在于还包括，当移动终端重新处于第一无线电接入网络的覆盖区域中且整个节目已经下载完成时，在回放分层媒体的过程中，维持在第二无线电接入网络中最后的回放速率。6. The method according to claim 1, further comprising, when the mobile terminal is again in the coverage area of the first radio access network and the entire program has been downloaded, during the playback of the layered media, maintaining The last playback rate in the second radio access network. 7.根据权利要求1所述的方法，其特征在于，提高步骤包括，给节目源发送请求以提高发送的层数的步骤。7. The method according to claim 1, wherein the increasing step comprises the step of sending a request to the program source to increase the number of transmitted layers. 8.根据权利要求1所述的方法，其特征在于，第一无线电接入网络是3G网络，第二无线电接入网络是无线局域网络(WLAN)。8. The method of claim 1, wherein the first radio access network is a 3G network and the second radio access network is a wireless local area network (WLAN). 9.一种在交互环境中下载和显示节目的移动终端，包括第一无线电接入网络具有第一数据传输速率，第二无线电接入网络具有比第一数据传输速率更快的第二数据传输速率，所述移动终端包括：9. A mobile terminal for downloading and displaying programs in an interactive environment, comprising a first radio access network having a first data transmission rate and a second radio access network having a second data transmission faster than the first data transmission rate rate, the mobile terminal includes: 接收器，通过第一或第二无线电接入网络下载编码到多个层中的节目的层，当移动终端位于第二无线电接入网络的覆盖区域时，以更快的数据传输速率下载节目；a receiver for downloading a layer of a program encoded into a plurality of layers via the first or second radio access network, downloading the program at a faster data transfer rate when the mobile terminal is located in the coverage area of the second radio access network; 显示器，以对应显示质量的回放速率显示下载的视频节目；a display for displaying the downloaded video program at a playback rate corresponding to the display quality; 存储设备，当视频节目的下载速率超过了视频节目的显示速率时，对下载节目的多余部分进行缓冲；The storage device, when the download rate of the video program exceeds the display rate of the video program, buffers the redundant part of the downloaded program; 处理器，连接到接收器、显示器以及存储设备，当缓冲的下载视频节目的多余部分超过了阈值时，所述处理器提高正在下载的层数，以及显示视频节目的回放速率，从而提高显示质量。a processor, coupled to the receiver, display, and storage device, said processor increasing the number of layers being downloaded and the playback rate of the displayed video program to improve display quality when the buffered excess of the downloaded video program exceeds a threshold . 10.根据权利要求9所述的移动终端，其特征在于，所述阈值等于要回放节目的剩下的时间乘以当前回放速率和第一数据传输速率之差。10. The mobile terminal according to claim 9, wherein the threshold is equal to the remaining time of the program to be played back multiplied by the difference between the current playback rate and the first data transmission rate. 11.根据权利要求9所述的移动终端，其特征在于，所述处理器将回放速率限制在最大值，其中最大值是用下载节目的缓冲多余部分除以要回放节目的剩下的时间，再将所得到的商加上第一数据传输速率所得到的。11. The mobile terminal according to claim 9, wherein the processor limits the playback rate to a maximum value, wherein the maximum value is divided by the remaining time of the program to be played back by dividing the buffer excess part of the downloaded program, The obtained quotient is then added to that obtained by the first data transmission rate. 12.根据权利要求9所述的移动终端，其特征在于所述处理器提高回放速率，其提高量对应正在下载的层数，这样每个正在下载的附加层都会给回放速率带来一个增量。12. The mobile terminal of claim 9, wherein the processor increases the playback rate by an amount corresponding to the number of layers being downloaded, such that each additional layer being downloaded brings an increment to the playback rate . 13.根据权利要求9所述的移动终端，其特征在于，当移动终端重新处于第一无线电接入网络的覆盖区域中时，接收器继续从第一无线电接入网络下载节目，同时在回放节目的过程中，维持在第二无线电接入网络中最后的回放速率。13. The mobile terminal according to claim 9, characterized in that, when the mobile terminal is in the coverage area of the first radio access network again, the receiver continues to download the program from the first radio access network while playing back the program During the process, the last playback rate in the second radio access network is maintained. 14.根据权利要求9所述的移动终端，其特征在于，当移动终端重新处于第一无线电接入网络的覆盖区域中且整个节目已经下载完成时，处理器在回放分层媒体的过程中，维持第二无线电接入网络中最后的回放速率。14. The mobile terminal according to claim 9, characterized in that, when the mobile terminal is again in the coverage area of the first radio access network and the entire program has been downloaded, the processor is playing back the layered media, The last playback rate in the second radio access network is maintained. 15.根据权利要求9所述的移动终端，其特征在于还包括发送器，所述发送器响应处理器所发出的指令，给节目源发送请求以提高发送的层数。15. The mobile terminal according to claim 9, further comprising a transmitter, the transmitter sends a request to the program source to increase the number of transmission layers in response to the instruction sent by the processor. 16.根据权利要求9所述的移动终端，其特征在于，所述第一无线电接入网络是3G网络，第二无线电接入网络是无线局域网络(WLAN)。16. The mobile terminal according to claim 9, wherein the first radio access network is a 3G network, and the second radio access network is a wireless local area network (WLAN). 17.一种在交互环境中使用移动终端下载和显示节目的方法，包括第一无线电接入网络具有第一数据传输速率，所述第二无线电接入网络具有比第一数据传输速率更快的第二数据传输速率，所述方法包括步骤：17. A method of downloading and displaying programs using a mobile terminal in an interactive environment, comprising a first radio access network having a first data transmission rate, said second radio access network having a faster than first data transmission rate a second data transfer rate, the method comprising the steps of: 通过第一或第二无线电接入网络下载编码到多个层中的视频节目的层，当移动终端位于第二无线电接入网络的覆盖区域时，以更快的数据传输速率下载视频节目；downloading the layers of the video program encoded into the plurality of layers via the first or second radio access network, downloading the video program at a faster data transfer rate when the mobile terminal is located in the coverage area of the second radio access network; 以对应显示质量的回放速率显示下载的视频节目；Display the downloaded video program at a playback rate corresponding to the display quality; 当移动终端进入第二无线电接入网络的覆盖区域时，同时下载视频节目的当前层和下一层；When the mobile terminal enters the coverage area of the second radio access network, simultaneously downloading the current layer and the next layer of the video program; 当下一层完全下载完成时，提高显示视频节目的回放速率，以提高显示质量。When the next layer is completely downloaded, the playback rate of the displayed video program is increased to improve the display quality. 18.根据权利要求17所述的方法，其特征在于，多个层包括基层和至少一个后续层，至少一个后续层中的每一层都给回放速率带来增量，其中所述提高步骤提高了对应下一层的量的回放速率。18. The method of claim 17 , wherein the plurality of layers includes a base layer and at least one subsequent layer, each layer in the at least one subsequent layer brings an increment to the playback rate, wherein said increasing step increases The playback rate corresponds to the volume of the next layer. 19.根据权利要求17所述的方法，其特征在于还包括，当移动终端重新处于第一无线电接入网络的覆盖区域中时，继续从第一无线电接入网络下载节目，同时在回放节目的过程中，维持在第二无线电接入网络中最后的回放速率。19. The method according to claim 17, further comprising, when the mobile terminal is in the coverage area of the first radio access network again, continuing to download the program from the first radio access network, while playing back the program During the process, the last playback rate in the second radio access network is maintained. 20.根据权利要求17所述的方法，其特征在于还包括，当移动终端重新处于第一无线电接入网络的覆盖区域中且整个节目已经下载完成时，在回放分层媒体的过程中，维持在第二无线电接入网络中最后的回放速率。20. The method according to claim 17, further comprising, when the mobile terminal is again in the coverage area of the first radio access network and the entire program has been downloaded, during the playback of the layered media, maintaining The last playback rate in the second radio access network. 21.根据权利要求17所述的方法，其特征在于，第二下载步骤包括从当前回放点开始下载下一层。21. The method of claim 17, wherein the second downloading step comprises downloading the next layer starting from the current playback point. 22.根据权利要求19所述的方法，其特征在于，所述第一无线电接入网络是3G网络，第二无线电接入网络是无线局域网络(WLAN)。22. The method of claim 19, wherein the first radio access network is a 3G network and the second radio access network is a wireless local area network (WLAN). 23.一种在交互环境中下载和显示视频节目的移动终端，包括第一无线电接入网络具有第一数据传输速率，第二无线电接入网络具有比第一数据传输速率更快的第二数据传输速率，移动终端包括：23. A mobile terminal for downloading and displaying video programs in an interactive environment, comprising a first radio access network having a first data transmission rate and a second radio access network having a second data transmission rate faster than the first data transmission rate Transmission rate, mobile terminals include: 接收器，所述接收器通过第一或第二无线电接入网络下载编码到多个层中的视频节目的层，当移动终端位于第二无线电接入网络的覆盖区域时，以更快的数据传输速率下载视频节目，当移动终端进入第二无线电接入网络的覆盖区域时，即使视频节目的前面的层正在被下载，接收器也会同时下载视频节目的当前层和下一层；a receiver for downloading a layer of a video program encoded into a plurality of layers via the first or second radio access network, at a faster data rate when the mobile terminal is located in the coverage area of the second radio access network The transmission rate downloads the video program, when the mobile terminal enters the coverage area of the second radio access network, even if the previous layer of the video program is being downloaded, the receiver will simultaneously download the current layer and the next layer of the video program; 显示器，以对应显示质量的回放速率显示下载的视频节目；a display for displaying the downloaded video program at a playback rate corresponding to the display quality; 处理器，连接到接收器和显示器，当下一层完全被下载时，所述处理器提高显示视频节目的回放速率，从而提高显示质量。A processor, connected to the receiver and the display, increases the playback rate of the displayed video program when the next layer is fully downloaded, thereby increasing the display quality. 24.根据权利要求23所述的移动终端，其特征在于，所述多个层包括基层和至少一个后续层，至少一个后续层中的每一层都给回放速率带来增量，其中，显示器提高对应下一层的量的回放速率。24. The mobile terminal of claim 23, wherein the plurality of layers comprises a base layer and at least one subsequent layer, each layer in the at least one subsequent layer brings an increment to the playback rate, wherein the display Increase the playback rate by the amount corresponding to the next layer. 25.根据权利要求23所述的移动终端，其特征在于，当移动终端重新处于第一无线电接入网络的覆盖区域中时，处理器在回放视频节目的过程中，维持在第二无线电接入网络中最后的回放速率。25. The mobile terminal according to claim 23, wherein when the mobile terminal is in the coverage area of the first radio access network again, the processor maintains the second radio access network in the process of playing back the video program. The last playback rate in the network. 26.根据权利要求23所述的移动终端，其特征在于，当移动终端重新处于第一无线电接入网络的覆盖区域中且整个节目已经下载完成时，处理器在回放分层媒体的过程中，维持在第二无线电接入网络中最后的回放速率。26. The mobile terminal according to claim 23, characterized in that, when the mobile terminal is again in the coverage area of the first radio access network and the entire program has been downloaded, the processor is playing back the layered media, The last playback rate in the second radio access network is maintained. 27.根据权利要求23所述的移动终端，其特征在于，接收器从当前回放点开始下载视频节目的下一层。27. The mobile terminal according to claim 23, wherein the receiver downloads the next layer of the video program from the current playback point. 28.根据权利要求23所述的移动终端，其特征在于，所述第一无线电接入网络是3G网络，第二无线电接入网络是无线局域网络(WLAN)。28. The mobile terminal according to claim 23, wherein the first radio access network is a 3G network, and the second radio access network is a wireless local area network (WLAN).
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